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Best Tamil Movies of All Time

This collection ranks 3,910 Tamil movies. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top of the list is Maharaja. Films listed here were originally released in Tamil (தமிழ்).

3,910 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    Maharaja

    2024· 2h 21m

    7.7245
  2. 2

    Nayakan

    1987· 2h 36m

    7.994
  3. 3

    Vikram

    2022· 2h 54m

    7.6177
  6. 6

    Kaithi

    2019· 2h 27m

    7.6161
  9. 9

    DC

    2026· 2h 22m

    7.914
  10. 10

    Blast

    2026· 2h 23m

    6.934
  11. 11

    Amaran

    2024· 2h 49m

    7.4261
  13. 13

    96

    2018· 2h 39m

    7.6155
  14. 14

    Jai Bhim

    2021· 2h 44m

    7.3229
  16. 16

    Dragon

    2025· 2h 37m

    7.343
  18. 18

    Thalapathi

    1991· 2h 37m

    8.060
  21. 21

    Asuran

    2019· 2h 21m

    7.5112
  22. 22

    Ratsasan

    2018· 2h 50m

    7.4194
  26. 26

    Thadam

    2019· 2h 18m

    7.143
  28. 28

    Aadukalam

    2011· 2h 40m

    7.754
  30. 30

    Anniyan

    2005· 3h 1m

    7.4117
  33. 33

    Thuppakki

    2012· 2h 50m

    7.3118
  34. 34

    Baasha

    1995· 2h 25m

    7.674
  35. 35

    Visaranai

    2016· 1h 58m

    8.085
  36. 36

    Peranbu

    2019· 2h 27m

    7.344
  41. 41

    Maanaadu

    2021· 2h 27m

    7.052
  42. 42

    Nandha

    2001· 3h 0m

    6.914
  43. 43

    Padayappa

    1999· 2h 52m

    7.463
  47. 47

    Iruvar

    1997· 2h 20m

    7.451
  48. 48

    Coffee

    2022· 1h 50m

    8.01

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

3,910 movies with real rating data match this collection.

How are these movies ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

Which movie is ranked #1?

Maharaja currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.